The NEW YORK Assembly approves AB 7260, which would require state veterans affairs officials to develop plans for assisting veterans of military sexual trauma. The measure moves to the Senate (LEXISNEXIS STATE NET). -- Compiled by RICH EHISEN
Silicon Valley entrepreneur and political gadfly Tim Draper may have bombed with his ballot measure to split California into six separate states, but that ignominious defeat hasn’t slowed him down. Draper’s new thing is something he calls...
Politics definitely makes for some odd bedfellows. Case in point comes to us today via Billboard magazine, which this month features an op-ed piece from buttoned down New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the sartorially outrageous pop star Lady Gaga in support...
From today’s walk the walk file comes this nugget. As the Washington Post reports, Brown recently told reporters he was taking numerous steps to conserve water during California’s historic drought, including drinking less water and not taking...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan may not be as well-known as Jerry Brown but he was apparently quite the item during a recent stint of jury duty. As the Washington Post reports, Hogan was originally called to come in on January 21, which just so happened to...
We’re almost halfway through calendar year 2015 and two-thirds of state legislatures are done for the year. But with big issues percolating in the 16 states still in regular session and the NBA Finals in full swing, it seems like a good time for...
As of this month, 18 states have now passed legislation banning the sale of powdered alcohol, or Palcohol. Liquor control authorities have imposed Palcohol bans in two other states: Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. And although Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey...
Earlier this year, the Canadian Fair Trade Network (CFTN) and ReThink Communications launched a campaign designed to increase awareness of sweatshop issues in the apparel and textile industries. Called “The Label Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story...
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In rare displays of bipartisanship, state legislative coalitions of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans are overhauling sentencing procedures and making other important changes in criminal justice laws. Legislatures in Alabama and Maryland...
Twenty-three states enacted 51 bills last year dealing with sentencing and criminal penalties, according to the State Sentencing and Corrections Legislation database provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Pew Charitable Trusts’...
After Republicans swept into control of 29 governor’s offices and 25 state legislatures in the 2010 elections, they moved aggressively to cut spending and taxes. The cuts continued the next few years in the wake of the Great Recession. But with...
Tax increases generally aren’t welcomed by taxpayers anywhere in the country, deterring lawmakers from passing them. But there’s one category of taxes that gets increased pretty regularly: traveler taxes, levied on everything from hotel rooms...
California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D) reached a budget agreement with legislative leaders last week. Consistent with Brown’s May budget revision, the deal includes $1.9 billion in Rainy Day Fund savings, as required by Proposition 2; billions...
WA Puts Brakes on Transportation Package Talks over a $15 billion transportation package in WASHINGTON have been suspended because talks over the state’s operating budget haven’t been going well, two thirds of the way through a second special...
The ‘60s saw the Summer of Love in San Francisco. But according to the political news website Utah Policy, we are on the verge of a “Summer of Power” in Utah, with Beehive State leaders enjoying a “vortex of power nationally”...
A Texas rebate program for electric vehicles is ending on June 26 – only about a year after it began. Not because state leaders think green rebates are a waste of money or threaten the free market. In fact, a House committee unanimously passed a...
The head of the Orlando-based group People United for Medical Marijuana announced a “massive, statewide paid petition effort” to get a constitutional amendment allowing medical pot on FLORIDA’s 2016 ballot. A medical pot amendment fell...
After a months-long campaign in which he turned to celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg and Lady Gaga to foster support, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reached a deal with lawmakers last week on his proposal to change how Empire State colleges and universities...
CO Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Card Holder Ruling The COLORADO Supreme Court upholds a lower court’s ruling that employers can fire workers for using medical marijuana even if they do it during off hours. The plaintiff, a quadriplegic medical...
The DELAWARE Senate endorses HB 115, legislation that would allow transgender inmates in First State prisons to seek a name change based on their gender identity. It heads to Gov. Jack Markell (D), who is expected to sign it into law (NEWS JOURNAL [WILMINGTON...
NY Endorses SB 5965 University Sex Assault Bill The NEW YORK Assembly and Senate each endorse SB 5965, which would create a statewide definition of what constitutes consensual sexual activity at Empire State public and private colleges and universities...
OHIO , MICHIGAN and the Canadian province of ONTARIO announce an agreement to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Erie’s western basin. Phosphorus is a key cause of algal blooms known to cause fish die-offs and other serious problems in...
NY Senate Approves AB 7060 The NEW YORK Senate approves AB 7060, legislation that would allow emergency access to medical marijuana for patients with illnesses like epilepsy. It moves to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for consideration (LEXISNEXIS STATE NET...
Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signs AB 60, which bars lawyers and law professionals from accepting advanced payment before applications for federal immigration relief under President Obama’s 2014 executive order become available (LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)).